Outcomes of Asthma Education: Results of a Multisite Evaluation

Wilma M Hopman; Nancy Garvey; Jennifer Olajos-Clow; Andrea White-Markham; M Diane Lougheed

doi:10.1155/2004/847628

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2004)

Outcomes of Asthma Education: Results of a Multisite Evaluation

Wilma M Hopman,
Nancy Garvey,
Jennifer Olajos-Clow,
Andrea White-Markham,
M Diane Lougheed

Affiliations

Wilma M Hopman: Clinical Research Centre, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Nancy Garvey: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jennifer Olajos-Clow: Asthma Education Centre, Kingston General Hospital, and School of Nursing, Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario, Canada
Andrea White-Markham: William Osler Health Centre, Brampton Hospital Campus, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
M Diane Lougheed: Clinical Research Centre, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2004/847628
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 4
pp. 291 – 297

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: This observational study compared the effectiveness of a standardized adult asthma education program administered in a variety of sites and practice settings on health care utilization, absenteeism, amount of leisure time missed and quality of life (using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form 1.0 [SF-36]).

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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